This Article is From Nov 27, 2023

Kerala Farmer Dies By Suicide After Bank Sends Property Attachment Notice

The police suspect that it was a case of suicide, and M R Albert Mundakkal took the extreme step after a bank served him an attachment notice due to default on repayments.

Kerala Farmer Dies By Suicide After Bank Sends Property Attachment Notice

Albert had borrowed Rs 2 lakh from the Peravoor branch of Kerala Bank. (Representational)

Kannur (Kerala):

A 73-year-old dairy farmer was found hanging at his residence in Kolakkad, in this north Kerala district on Monday, police said.

The police suspect that it was a case of suicide, and M R Albert Mundakkal took the extreme step after a bank served him an attachment notice due to default on repayments.

Albert, a long-time president of the Kolakkad Diary Cooperative, had borrowed Rs two lakh from the Peravoor branch of Kerala Bank by pledging his property.

The bank, noticing the repayment defaults, recently served him with an attachment notice, setting the repayment deadline for Tuesday.

Sources said that Albert had sought financial assistance from Kudumbashree (an all-women network under the Kerala government) on Sunday, but his efforts were unsuccessful.

The impending deadline and financial pressure seemingly led him to take the extreme step, they added.

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